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Moby the whale
Herman Melville (1819 – 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. His longest novel, Moby-Dick won recognition in the 20th century as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature.
References
- Two whales named Molly and Melville appeared in episode 519 of The Muppet Show, singing "Friendship" with Kermit and Robin.
- A poster for one of the musicals purportedly produced by Martin Price in The Muppets Take Manhattan is called "Ahab!"
- Commander Melville's is a friendly whale who appears in the 1979 storybook Muppets at Sea.
- Ed Grimley's pet goldfish Moby may be named in a reference to Melville's novel Moby-Dick.
- Professor Grover reads the opening line of Moby Dick in a "libro" he uses in a Spanish Word of the Day sketch.
- In the Elmo's World episode "Books", it is revealed that Dorothy's favorite book is Moby Dick.
- Animal spoofed Melville's Moby Dick (with a whale) in an installment of Animal Theatre on Muppets.com.
Molly and Melville
Commander Melville
"Ahab!" poster